Cameroon doubts would-be suicide bomber girl is Chibok abductee

Authorities
in Cameroon on Monday poured doubt on a would-be suicide bomber's claim
that she is one of the 276 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko
Haram jihadists in 2014.

"We
don't think that she was one of the girls (kidnapped) from Chibok," an
administration official who requested anonymity told AFP, citing
inconsistencies over her apparent age.

The
girl in question is one of two would-be suicide bombers arrested in
northern Cameroon on Friday wearing 12-kilogramme (26-pound) explosives
belts.

Nigeria
is planning to send a delegation, including Chibok parents, to Cameroon
to meet the girl, and the presidency said late Monday that people from
the town were being shown her photograph to see if they recognised her.

"The
girl was found to be heavily drugged and bore several injuries on her
body. The girl's health condition had delayed her movement to the far
north regional capital of Cameroon, Maroua, as earlier planned," the
presidency said.

"Pictures
of the arrested suspected bomber obtained by Nigerian officials
indicated that the girl was likely a minor, between ages nine to 12
years," the statement added.

The "Bring Back Our Girls" advocacy group said that the youngest of those kidnapped in 2014 was 16 years old at the time.